Twifo Praso | |
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  Twifo Praso Location of Twifo Praso in Central Region | |
| Coordinates: 05°37′00″N01°33′00″W / 5.61667°N 1.55000°W | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region |  Central Region |
| District | Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Twifu Praso is a town and is the district capital of Twifu/Atii/Morkwaa District Assembly of the Central Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
Twifo Praso was previously served by a station on the central cross-country line of the national railway system. The railroad is presently defunct, although the rails are for the most part still present.
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Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District is a former district that was located in Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Denkyira District Council. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Twifo-Atti Morkwa District and Hemang-Lower Denkyira District. The district assembly was located in the northwest part of Central Region and had Twifo Praso as its capital town.
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David T. D. Vondee is a Ghanaian politician who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the Twifo-Atii Morkwaa Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.
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